The Porch Comments

Neglect, indifference, fragments of what was or what could be with our choices with things or people. A lovely poem Daniel

Indifference and negligence can doom our life too. A great write that shows that good lessons can be learnt from things around us. The sight of a doomed porch tells us a lot about the failings in us. To build a strong bonding, a family must take care of each other's needs and psychological demands. A profound piece with layers of meanings. A 10.

I live among fragments, myself a fragment of a lost family. - - -The best closing line to a poem ever penned by a mortal hand. Only an angel could have given it challenge. Dad gum it. I've got tears in my eyes, Daniel, and I hold your beautiful writing to blame. I have a soft spot for this kind of poem that writes a spell about the past and family and their enduring place in our hearts. The flower pots were the most neglected things on the porch, because they were once living things, housing thriving flowers, whose colors and scents fulfilled the purpose of the porch to be the threshold into the life of a family. Indifference doomed the porch.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - Indifference doomed the porch. I wish whatever angel dwells in your poetic heart would come and visit me sometime and gift me a line as perfect as stunning as heartbreaking as this. A million 10's for this and a place on my favorites!

Family as porch...family as poetry...family as flowers in pots...family as memories to be cherished. What a lovely poem Daniel. Part narrative, part metaphor and lots of heart.